Screwed: and not in the good way
Dec. 4th, 2004 05:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
azuriteWhat I initially thought was a minor problem has officially blown up in my face like a meringue with a time-delay grenade in it.
The pop-ups, along with several warnings of Trojans on my comp (all which 3 McAfee virus scans have been unable to detect; it's only after I'm done with the scan that it screams "A TROJAN HAS BEEN DETECTED!!") are all from or relating to this EliteToolbar thing... I thought I deleted the source folders, but you can never be sure-- the pop ups keep coming. So much for Service Pack 2's rock-solid firewall and capabilities, huh? This just goes to show: The Windows Firewall is FOR SHIT. Disable it, pay the $29 for an official one from McAfee or whatever.
Both Spybot S&D and AdAware (both with the newest defs) have failed to get rid of these annoying progs; after a search and a download, I've gotten the Giant AntiSpyware remover-- even though it's only on a trial basis, here's hoping it'll work. If not, I pray you guys can help me somehow by figuring out what's wrong with my comp! ;_; My emails have been disappearing, toolbars mysteriously uninstalling, and pop-ups annoying! I have Google Toolbar blocking most pops, AnalogX's POW! in lieu of that, and all 3 of my Virus/SpyWare combos working overtime. HELP!
;_; I want my emails back... *sniff*
The pop-ups, along with several warnings of Trojans on my comp (all which 3 McAfee virus scans have been unable to detect; it's only after I'm done with the scan that it screams "A TROJAN HAS BEEN DETECTED!!") are all from or relating to this EliteToolbar thing... I thought I deleted the source folders, but you can never be sure-- the pop ups keep coming. So much for Service Pack 2's rock-solid firewall and capabilities, huh? This just goes to show: The Windows Firewall is FOR SHIT. Disable it, pay the $29 for an official one from McAfee or whatever.
Both Spybot S&D and AdAware (both with the newest defs) have failed to get rid of these annoying progs; after a search and a download, I've gotten the Giant AntiSpyware remover-- even though it's only on a trial basis, here's hoping it'll work. If not, I pray you guys can help me somehow by figuring out what's wrong with my comp! ;_; My emails have been disappearing, toolbars mysteriously uninstalling, and pop-ups annoying! I have Google Toolbar blocking most pops, AnalogX's POW! in lieu of that, and all 3 of my Virus/SpyWare combos working overtime. HELP!
;_; I want my emails back... *sniff*
